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- Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 1
Instruction Manual O Content of this Instruction Manual O DPP is used for Digital Photo Professional. O In this manual O : Marks helpful information when a problem arises. O : Marks tips for Help] menu. O Refer to the [Troubleshooting] [Shortcut Key List] in the CANON INC. 2008 CT1-7162DPPWE-000 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 2
, fixes or support will be made available for the SOFTWARE. 4. LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: It is your responsibility to choose, maintain and match the hardware and software components of your computer system. Thus Canon does not guarantee uninterrupted service or correction of - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 3
time), only the image processing conditions (development conditions) change and the "original image data itself" remains unaffected. Consequently, image deterioration is not a problem and it is the perfect image data for users who want to get creative with their images after they have been shot. In - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 4
O Correction of lens aberration O Automatic/manual dust erasure processing O Convert from a Service Pack 1) *2 Compatible with Service Pack 2/Service Pack 3 *3 Core2 Duo or higher is recommended Supported Images This software supports on CR2 Converter, refer to Canon's web site. *2 RAW images - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 5
unwanted parts of an image ¿ p.67 O Auto correct RAW images with the Auto Lighting Optimizer ¿ p.56 O Reduce image noise ¿ p.57 O Correct lens aberration ¿ p. at the time of shooting ¿ p.39 Printing O Print well on a Canon printer ¿ p.39, p.70, p.71 O Faithfully reproduce the color of - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 6
1 Basic Operation The basic operational flow - from how to download to your computer images shot with a camera to checking, editing, saving and printing a downloaded RAW image - is explained here. Introduction Contents at a Glance Starting up DPP 6 Main Window Display 6 Downloading an Image to - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 7
Starting up DPP Double-click the desktop icon. Double-click ¿ DPP starts up and the main window ([Folder] window) appears. Main window ([Folder] window) Main Window Display In the main window, you can use tabs to select either the [Folder] window or the [Collection] window. The [Folder] window - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 8
interface cable provided with the camera and turn the camera on. O For detailed instructions on connecting your camera and computer, refer to the "EOS Utility Instruction Manual" (PDF electronic manual). 3Advanced Image Editing and Printing 4 Processing Large Numbers of Images 5Editing JPEG/TIFF - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 9
4 Click the [Main Window] button. ¿ The main window for EOS Utility appears. 5 Download images. Click Advantages of using EOS Utility to download images Using EOS Utility to download images makes it easier to organize your images as they are downloaded, sorted and saved into folders by date. - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 10
[DCIM] folder structure and the file names of shot images, refer to "Folder Structure and File Names in the Memory Card" in the "EOS Utility Instruction Manual" (PDF electronic manual). Reference Index 9 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 11
Viewing an Image Images downloaded to your computer are displayed as a thumbnails list in the main window. You can double-click an image to open the edit window and display the image at large size. View Images as Thumbnails in the Main Window Main window Rotate selected image Click to select the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 12
Enlarge and View an Image in the Edit Window Double-click ¿ The edit window appears. Edit window Tool palette Enlarging and Viewing a Specific Area Double-click the area you want to enlarge. Double-click ¿ The area you double-clicked is enlarged to 100% (actual pixel size). If you wait for a - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 13
development processing each time) only changes the image processing conditions, the "original image data itself" remains unaffected. Therefore, there are no problems with image deterioration that arise with editing and you can readjust your images any number of times. See Chapter 2 onwards for more - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 14
Saving an Image If you perform the save operation described here, you can save all the adjustment contents (recipe) made with the tool palette to the RAW image. Select the [File] menu [Save]. ¿ Your adjustment contents (recipe) are saved to the image. Saving With DPP, you can perform the following - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 15
information on each printing method, refer to Chapter 2 onwards. O Print one image (p.44) O Print using a Canon inkjet printer (p.39, p.42) O Print with a high-end Canon printer (p.70) O Print with shooting information (p.68) O Printing a thumbnail list (contact sheet printing) (p.69) Exiting - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 16
2 Advanced Operation A more advanced operation - from efficiently checking images, to various ways of editing an image, printing a RAW image using a Canon printer and sorting images - is explained here. Efficiently Checking/Sorting Images 16 Sorting Images 17 Sorting Images in the Main Window 18 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 17
Efficiently Checking/Sorting Images You can enlarge images displayed as thumbnails in the main window and efficiently check each image. You can attach check marks and sort images into three groups. 3 Double-click the area you want to enlarge. 1 Display the quick check window. O Select the [Tools] - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 18
Convenient functions of the quick check window O To check only selected images You can use the quick check window to check only selected images by selecting the desired images from those displayed in the main window and then performing step 1. O Switch between images using the keyboard You can also - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 19
Sorting Images in the Main Window You can sort images by attaching three types of check marks in the main window. In the main window, select the images you want to sort and attach a check mark for sorting. Check mark ¿ The selected check mark appears in the upper left of the image frame. O Click the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 20
Sort item Check mark1 Check mark3 Shooting Date/Time File name RAW priority Description Images with check marks take priority and are sorted in number order. Images are sorted by shooting date and time from the earliest. Images are sorted by file name in alphanumeric order (0 to 9 A to Z). Images - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 21
Displaying a RAW Image and JPEG Image as a Single Image You can display and handle a RAW image and JPEG image shot simultaneously as a single image. In particular, you can halve the number of images displayed in the main window and you can streamline the checking of a large number of images shot - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 22
Improving the Quality of an Image in the Main Window Create a new thumbnail image for the main window and save to each image. The quality of images in the main window improves and images redraw themselves more quickly. With all the images selected, select the [File] menu [Add thumbnail to image and - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 23
3 Select a tab sheet and check information. [Shooting Information] tab sheet [Metadata] tab sheet O Shooting information is displayed in the [Shooting Information] tab sheet, while IPTC* information appended to the image in Photoshop CS3 after shooting is displayed in the [Metadata] tab sheet. - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 24
Editing an Image This section explains how to adjust an image using the tool palette in the edit window. You can easily restore an image to its original condition with the [ ] button even if you have made the wrong adjustment. Try out the various adjustments. How to make adjustments using the [RAW] - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 25
Adjusting Brightness The brightness of an image can be adjusted. Move the slider to the right to make the image brighter and to the left to make the image darker. Reverts the image to the original settings Enter a numerical value Drag the slider left or right Changing a Picture Style If the image - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 26
Ordinarily, this setting is suitable for most images. Portrait For nice skin tones. Effective for close-ups natural. You can make the color tone natural by setting the light source at the time of shooting an image of, for example, 's Instruction Manual for details on each white balance setting. 25 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 27
natural. Using click white balance is effective when using it in parts of an image where white color tone has changed under the influence of a light source. 1 Click 2 Click on a point that is to be the standard for white. ¿ The color of the image is adjusted with the point you selected - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 28
Adjusting Contrast Modulation and degree of contrast can be adjusted. Move the slider to the right to make contrast stronger and to the left to make contrast weaker. Reverts the image to the original settings Drag the slider left or right (9 steps) Display the value of the setting [Linear] - A - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 29
Adjusting Monochrome When the Picture Style (p.24) is set to [Monochrome], you can create monochrome photographs with effects similar to filtering and with the look of a single-color photograph. 1 Select [Monochrome] in the [Picture Style] list box. 2 Reverts the image to the original settings - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 30
Adjusting Sharpness You can make the overall atmosphere of an image harder or softer. Move the slider to the right to make an image harder and to the left to make an image softer. Reverts the image to the original settings Display the value of the setting Drag the slider left or right Sharpness - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 31
Automatically Adjusting Brightness and Color (Tone Curve Assist) In order to make the image a desirable standard image, automatically adjust the image tone curve (p.119). You can select the degree of automatic adjustment from "Standard" and "High". Click on the [RGB] tab sheet and click the desired - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 32
Editing Efficiently Editing in the Edit Image Window The thumbnail display and the edit window are combined and images can be edited efficiently while quickly switching between images to be edited. Images to be edited are selected beforehand in the main window. 1 In the main window, select the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 33
4 Double-click the area you want to enlarge. Doubleclick ¿ The area you double-clicked is enlarged to 100% (actual pixel size). If you wait for a while, it changes to a clearer display. O Double-click again to revert to the full view ([Fit to window]). O To change the display position, drag on the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 34
Changing the Thumbnail Display Position to a Horizontal Position Select the [View] menu [Change thumbnail position]. O If you select [Change thumbnail position] again, the thumbnail display reverts to the vertical position. Gathering and Editing Images in the Collection Window You can gather any - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 35
2 Select the [Collection] tab sheet. ¿ The selected images are displayed in the [Collection] window. 3 Check displayed images in the [Collection] window. To remove images from the [Collection] window Select the images to be removed in the [Collection] window and then select [Remove from collection] - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 36
Trimming an Image You can trim only the part of an image you need, or change the composition of an image where an image shot horizontally becomes vertical. Also, when aspect ratio information is attached to an image shot with the EOS-1Ds Mark III or EOS-1D Mark III, the trimming range based on the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 37
About trimmed images O The trimmed range can be reverted to its original condition at any time A trimmed image is displayed or printed as a trimmed image. However, since the image is not actually trimmed, you can always revert to the original image by clicking the [Reset] button in the trimming - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 38
Applying Adjustment Contents to Other Images You can copy the image adjustment contents (recipe) adjusted with the tool palette and apply it to other images. You can efficiently adjust multiple images by adjusting one image and applying the results of this to multiple images shot in similar shooting - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 39
Saving as a JPEG or TIFF Image To view, edit and print a RAW image with software other than DPP, convert to a more versatile JPEG or TIFF image and save. The image is saved as a separate image, so the RAW image remains unaffected. 1 Select the image to be converted. 2 Select the [File] menu [Convert - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 40
EX") : O Simple printing of RAW images O Printing with faithful colors O High quality printing using the color reproduction range of Adobe RGB and a Canon inkjet printer To perform this printing, it is necessary to first install EPP EX version 1.1 or later on your computer. 3Advanced Image Editing - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 41
1 Select the image to be printed. 2 Start up EPP EX. O Select the [File] menu [Plug-in printing] [Print with EasyPhotoPrint EX]. ¿ EPP EX starts up. 3 In the EPP EX window, select the [File] menu [Preferences]. 4 In [Print Quality], select [Quality Priority]. Introduction Contents at a Glance - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 42
space. O Printing with a wide color reproduction When the color space (p.67, p.76) is set to Adobe RGB and the image is printed with the Canon inkjet printer, the color reproduction area widens, and green and blue in particular are reproduced vividly. DPP is also compatible for printing with Easy - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 43
, "EPP"): O Simple printing of RAW images O Printing with faithful colors O High quality printing using the color reproduction range of Adobe RGB and a Canon inkjet printer To perform this printing, it is necessary to first install EPP version 3.6 or later on your computer. 1 Select the image to be - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 44
5 Select the [Advanced] tab sheet and check that the EPP image compensation function is disabled. O If not disabled, the operation of the EPP image compensation function may prevent images being printed with faithful color reproduction. If checked, click to remove the check mark Click to close the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 45
space. O Printing with a wide color reproduction When the color space (p.67, p.76) is set to Adobe RGB and the image is printed with the Canon inkjet printer, the color reproduction area widens, and green and blue in particular are reproduced vividly. DPP is also compatible for printing with Easy - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 46
Organizing Images This section explains how to delete unwanted images, create folders for saving images, move or copy images, etc., and organize your images. Deleting an Unwanted Image Be aware that you cannot recover deleted images. 1 Select an unwanted image in the main window. 2 Select the [File] - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 47
Moving Images You can move or copy images to a separate folder and sort by shooting date or themes. Drag the image to be moved or copied. O To move: Drag the image and release when the image is in the destination folder. O To copy: Drag the image while holding down the key and release when - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 48
Registering Frequent-Use Folders (Bookmark Registration) You can register frequently used folders in bookmarks. Registered folders appear by clicking the [Bookmark] menu. 1 Select the folder for which a bookmark is to be registered. Organizing Bookmarks You can change a folder name or delete a - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 49
RGB Tool Palette 55 Using the Auto Lighting Optimizer 56 Reducing Noise 57 Correcting Erasure Processing in the Main Window... 64 Manually Erasing Dust (Repair Function 65 Erasing Unwanted Canon Printer.. 70 Printing with a High-End Canon Inkjet Printer 70 Printing with a Large-Format Canon - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 50
Adjusting While Comparing with the Original Image You can display before and after versions of an adjusted image in the same window and adjust while checking the adjustment results. 1 In the edit window, select the [View] menu [Before/ after comparison]. Changing How the Window is Split You can - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 51
Adjusting by Comparing Multiple Images You can synchronize the display position of multiple edit windows and adjust images while comparing them with each other. 1 In the edit window, display the multiple images to be compared. 2 Align the images. O Select the [Window] menu [Arrange vertically] or [ - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 52
(Highlight/Shadow Warning) You can set up a warning indicator in both the highlighted part and the shaded part, which is effective for checking the light and dark areas and preventing excessive adjustment of an image. Where the area on the image has exceeded that set range, you can display the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 53
Performing Advanced Editing This section explains how to use the advanced adjustment function on the tool palette in the edit window. Adjustments made using the high-level functions of the [RAW] and [RGB] tool palettes, as well as the functions of the [NR/Lens/ALO] tool palette are explained in this - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 54
file is an extended function file of a Picture Style. With DPP, you can apply to RAW images Picture Style files that you have downloaded from Canon's web site effective for various scenes or Picture Style files created with "Picture Style Editor". When using a Picture Style file, save it to your - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 55
Tone Curve Adjustment You can adjust the brightness, contrast and color of a specific area by changing the tone curve (p.119). 1 In the tool palette, select the [RGB] tab sheet. 2 Select the tone curve mode and interpolation method. Right-click with the mouse inside the graph to display the menu 3 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 56
basic adjustment with the [RAW] tool palette. Use the adjustment function of the [NR/Lens/ALO] tool palette (p.110) when applying the Auto Lighting Optimizer (p.56), reducing noise (p.57) or correcting aberration (p.58) after you have made any required adjustments with the [RAW] and [RGB] tool - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 57
the tool palette in the edit window or edit image window. 2 Checkmark the checkbox. Checkmark O For images shot with the camera's Auto Lighting Optimizer function, the checkbox is already checked. 3 Change the settings according to your preferences. Select from three levels: Low/Standard/Strong - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 58
Reducing Noise You can reduce noise that arises in RAW images that have been shot at night or with a high ISO speed. NR is an abbreviation for "noise reduction". 1 Select the [NR/Lens/ALO] tab sheet from the tool palette in the edit window or edit image window. 2 Adjust an image. Drag the sliders - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 59
Correcting Lens Aberration You can easily make corrections to drops in peripheral illumination, distortions in the subject, and color blur which occur by the physical characteristics of the lens or slightly remaining aberration. Please note that you can only correct RAW images which have been taken - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 60
USM EF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM EF 500mm f/4L IS USM EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM EF 600mm f/4L IS USM _ Macro lenses EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM Zoom lenses EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM EF 17-35mm f/2.8L USM EF 17-40mm - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 61
EF-S lenses EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 62
Making Corrections You can make corrections to any of the four aberrations as below, either one at a time or simultaneously. O Peripheral illumination O Distortions O Chromatic aberration (color fringing which occurs in the periphery of an image) O Color blur (blue or red color blur which sometimes - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 63
About Shooting Distance Information Slider O When correcting RAW images shot with EOS-1Ds Mark III, EOS-1D Mark III, EOS 50D, EOS 40D, EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi/450D or EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS/1000D, if shooting distance information has been saved to the image, the slider is set automatically according to - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 64
Performing Automatic Dust Erasure Processing The Dust Delete Data that is appended to images shot with the camera that can attach this data, can be used to automatically erase dust spots. 4 Click the [OK] button to return to the main window. ¿ The [ ] mark (p.107) is displayed on an image from - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 65
Useful functions of the copy stamp window O Checking the dust erased spots After step 3, you can display and check in detail the erased dust spots one by one by pressing the + keys. (Press the + keys to return to the previous dust spot.) O Canceling a specified erased dust - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 66
Manually Erasing Dust (Repair Function) You can erase dust spots in an image by to be erased. O If the dust spot is dark in color, click the [ ] button, and if the dust spot is light in color, click the [ ] button. O When you move the cursor over the image, the dust erasure range appears as [ - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 67
Additional information O Click several times when dust spots are not erased completely Where unwanted dust spots are not erased even after performing step 5 once, they may be erased completely when you click several times. O Mainly spots of dust can be erased with the repair function Spots of dust - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 68
can correct an image by pasting a section copied from another part of the image to an unwanted part of the image. 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 in "Manually Erasing Dust (Repair Function)" (p.65). 2 Specify the section to be copied. O Click on the section that is to be the copy source while holding down - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 69
Printing with Shooting Information You can freely lay out one image on one sheet of paper and print together with titles and shooting information, etc. 1 Select one image to be printed. 2 Select the [File] menu [Print with detailed setting]. 3 Specify the required settings for printing, and then - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 70
Printing a Thumbnail List (Contact Sheet Printing) You can print rows of multiple images on one sheet of paper. To maintain the settings 1 Select images to be printed in a thumbnail list. 2 Select the [File] menu [Contact Sheet Prints]. 3 Specify the required settings for printing, and then click - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 71
O Printing in faithful colors O High quality printing using a wide color space of Adobe RGB, etc. and the wide color reproduction range of a high-end Canon inkjet printer To print with DPP, first install Easy-PhotoPrint Pro version 1.3 or later on your computer. 1 Select the [File] menu [Plug-in - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 72
Printer You can use DPP to print with the DPP-compatible Canon large-format imagePROGRAF printer. To print with DPP, first install imagePROGRAF Print Plug-In for Digital Photo Professional on your computer. 1 Select the [File] menu [ - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 73
Specifying Preferences You can change the various functions of DPP in the Preferences window. Check the contents of each window and set. Also, depending on the item, a detailed explanation may be available, so refer to each window. 1 Select the [Tools] menu [Preferences]. ¿ The [Preferences] window - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 74
O Viewing and saving RAW images You can select from two types of image quality for displaying/saving RAW images: high image quality with false color reduction processing and noise reduction function (p.57) used, or high speed without false color processing and noise reduction function used. [High - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 75
View Settings You can specify settings relating to the display. O Sort order in main window You can set the order of images which have been rearranged in the main window to be maintained or not maintained (p.19). If you checkmark the checkbox, the order of the rearranged images is maintained even - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 76
Tool Palette You can specify settings for the tool palette. O Default settings of RGB tool palette You cannot apply changes to the settings until you re-open the folder. Changes are not applied to the edited image Even if the default setting is changed, the new default setting is not applied to - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 77
Color Management You can specify settings relating to color management, such as settings for work color space, conditions for color matching, etc. O Default settings of Work color space You can select from five types of color space (p.120) that is applied as a default setting in RAW images. Color - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 78
on screen by setting the profile. The profile that has been set is applied to all printing (p.44, p.68, p.69) except for printing using a Canon inkjet printer (p.39, p.42) or linked printing (p.70, p.71). The adjustment function of the printer driver should not be used Even if you set a printer - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 79
4 Useful Functions for Processing Large Numbers of RAW Images For users shooting a large amount of RAW images, the convenient function of batch processing large amounts of RAW images is explained here. Introduction Contents at a Glance Utilizing Adjustment Contents (Recipe 79 Saving Recipes as a - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 80
Utilizing Adjustment Contents (Recipe) All the adjustment contents (recipe) made using the tool palette can be saved as an individual recipe file (extension ".vrd") and loaded and applied to another image. You can edit images efficiently by selecting and adjusting one image from images shot with - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 81
Saving Recipes as a File 1 Select an edited image, and then select the [Edit] menu [Save recipe in file]. ¿ The [Save recipe in file] dialog box appears. 2 Select the destination folder, enter a file name, and then click the [Save] button. Check the contents of a recipe file by pasting to an image - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 82
Batch Apply White Balance to Images (Personal White Balance) The white balance adjustments made to a RAW image shot in a specific shooting environment can be registered as personal white balance. You can then perform efficient white balance adjustment by applying this personal white balance to a - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 83
Batch Save as JPEG or TIFF Images (Batch Processing) You can batch convert and save edited RAW images to highly versatile JPEG or TIFF images. The images are saved as separate images, so the RAW images remain unaffected. 4 In the processing dialog box, click the [Exit] button. [Save] cannot be - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 84
Batch Transfer Images to Image Editing Software You can transfer multiple images to image editing software. Unlike [Transferring a RAW Image to Photoshop] (p.67), you transfer images that have first been converted and saved as a seperate image, so the transferred image will not disappear after - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 85
Batch Change the File Name of Images 1 In the main window, select multiple images of which the file names are to be changed. 2 Select the [Tools] menu [Start Rename tool]. ¿ The rename window appears. Changing the File Name of Images in the Order in the Main Window When you change the order of the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 86
an Image 94 Performing Automatic Dust Erasure Processing ..... 96 Compatible Cameras 96 Automatic Dust Erasure Processing in the Main Window 97 Manually Erasing Dust (Repair Function 98 Erasing Unwanted Parts of an Image (Copy Stamp Function 100 Saving Editing Results 100 Saving Editing - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 87
made with the tool palette (recipe) only changes the image processing conditions, the "original image data itself" remains unaffected. Therefore, there are no problems with image deterioration that arise with editing and you can readjust your images any number of times. JPEG, TIFF image data Image - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 88
Automatically Adjusting Brightness and Color (Tone Curve Assist) In order to make the image a desirable standard image, automatically adjust the image tone curve (p.119). You can select the degree of automatic adjustment from "Standard" and "High". Click the desired automatic adjustment button. O - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 89
Adjusting Brightness and Contrast The brightness and contrast of an image can be adjusted. Drag the sliders left or right Enter numerical values O Brightness: Move the slider to the right to make an image brighter and to the left to make an image darker. O Contrast: Used to adjust modulation and - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 90
click white balance is effective when using it in parts of an image where white color tone has changed under the influence of a light source. 1 Click the [ ] button. 2 Click on a point that is to be the standard for white. Introduction Contents at a Glance 1Basic Operation 2Advanced Operation - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 91
Adjusting Hue, Saturation and Sharpness You can adjust hue (tone) and saturation and make the overall atmosphere of an image harder or softer. Enter numerical values Drag the sliders left or right O Hue: Move the slider to the right to make color tones more yellow, and to the left to make color - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 92
Tone Curve Adjustment You can adjust the brightness, contrast and color of a specific area by changing the tone curve (p.119). 1 Select the tone curve mode and interpolation method. Right-click with the mouse inside the graph to display the menu 2 Make adjustments. Introduction Adjusts each - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 93
Adjusting Dynamic Range Dynamic range (width of gradation expression) from dark points to bright points in an image can be adjusted. Move downwards Output highlight points Output highlight point numerical value Move to the right Input shadow points Output shadow point numerical value Input shadow - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 94
Reducing Noise You can reduce noise that arises in JPEG and TIFF images that have been shot at night or with a high ISO speed. 1 Select the [NR/Lens/ALO] tab sheet from the tool palette in the edit window or edit image window. 2 Adjust an image. Drag the sliders right O You can set a noise reduction - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 95
Trimming an Image You can trim only the part of an image you need, or change the composition of an image where an image shot horizontally becomes vertical. Also, when aspect ratio information is attached to an image shot with EOS-1Ds Mark III or EOS-1D Mark III, the trimming range based on the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 96
About trimmed images O The trimmed range can be reverted to its original condition at any time A trimmed image is displayed or printed as a trimmed image. However, since the image is not actually trimmed, you can always revert to the original image by clicking the [Reset] button in the trimming - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 97
Performing Automatic Dust Erasure Processing The Dust Delete Data that is appended to images shot with the camera that can attach this data, can be used to automatically erase dust spots. 4 Click the [OK] button to return to the main window. ¿ The [ ] mark (p.107) is displayed on an image from - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 98
Useful functions of the copy stamp window O Checking the dust erased spots After step 3, you can display and check in detail the erased dust spots one by one by pressing the + keys. (Press the + keys to return to the previous dust spot.) O Canceling a specified erased dust - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 99
Manually Erasing Dust (Repair Function) You can erase dust spots in an image by to be erased. O If the dust spot is dark in color, click the [ ] button, and if the dust spot is light in color, click the [ ] button. O When you move the cursor over the image, the dust erasure range appears as [ - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 100
Additional information O Click several times when dust spots are not erased completely Where unwanted dust spots are not erased even after performing step 5 once, they may be erased completely when you click several times. O Mainly spots of dust can be erased with the repair function Spots of dust - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 101
can correct an image by pasting a section copied from another part of the image to an unwanted part of the image. 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 in "Manually Erasing Dust (Repair Function)" (p.98). 2 Specify the section to be copied. O Click on the section that is to be the copy source while holding down - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 102
. O Printing (p.39) O Printing with shooting information (p.68) O Printing a thumbnail list (contact sheet printing) (p.69) O Printing RAW images on a high-end Canon printer (p.70) Re-Editing an Image Only the image processing conditions are changed in images adjusted with the tool palette (p.86 to - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 103
of the chapter for you to easily find information you are looking for. Troubleshooting 103 Deleting the Software (Uninstalling 104 List of Main Window (Folder Window) Functions 118 Glossary 119 Index 121 About This Instruction Manual 125 Trademark Acknowledgments 125 Introduction Contents at - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 104
Troubleshooting the user setting, refer to your computer User's Manual. DPP does not work O DPP does not Images do not display properly O Images that are not supported by DPP do not display. There are various types of . You cannot apply the Auto Lighting Optimizer's adjustment contents to RAW images - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 105
a printer is set up correctly (p.76), the color of a printed photograph and the color of an image on screen can be more closely matched. Using a Canon printer (p.39, p.42) or linked printing (p.70, p.71) automatically sets up printer profiles, so you only need to set the color of the monitor to - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 106
List of Main Window (Folder Window) Functions (p.10) Shows/hides the folder area Switches to the edit image window (p.112) Shows/hides the tool palette (p.109) Selects all images Cancels selection of all images Check marks (p.18) Removes check marks (p.18) Folder path Image rotation (90 degree - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 107
List of Main Window (Collection Window) Functions (p.33) Switches to the edit image window Shows/hides the tool palette Selects all images Cancels selection of all images Check marks Removes check marks Image rotation (90 degree units) Toolbar [Collection] tab sheet* [Folder] tab sheet Batch - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 108
Image Frame Information in the Main Window and Edit Image Window (p.10, p.31) Information displayed when [Large thumbnail] (p.10) is selected Introduction Contents at a Glance 1Basic Operation Check mark (p.17, p.18) Brightness adjustment value*1 (p.24) White balance icon*1 (p.25) Copy stamp - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 109
List of Edit Window Functions (p.11, p.23) Path and file name of image Tool palette*1 (p.109, p.110) Introduction Contents at a Glance 1Basic Operation 2Advanced Operation 3Advanced Image Editing and Printing 4 Processing Large Numbers of Images 5Editing JPEG/TIFF Images Reference Information - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 110
List of Tool Palette Functions RAW Tool Palette (p.23) Brightness adjustment (p.24) White balance adjustment (p.25, p.26, p.52) Picture Style settings (p.24, p.53) Dynamic range adjustment (p.53) RGB Tool Palette (p.55) Automatic adjustment (tone curve assist) (p.30, p.87) Click white balance (p.89 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 111
NR/Lens/ALO Tool Palette (When a RAW image is selected) Auto Lighting Optimizer (p.56) Apply noise reduction button (p.57) Luminance noise reduction for RAW images (p.57) Chrominance noise reduction for RAW images (p.57) Tune lens aberration correction - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 112
List of Quick Check Window Functions (p.16, p.17) Path and file name of image 50% view/100% view (moiré reduction off)/full view*1 Displays the image in full screen*2 Check mark display Removes check marks (p.17) Check marks (p.17) Switches between displayed images Introduction Contents at a - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 113
List of Edit Image Window Functions (p.31, p.33) Shows/hides tool palette Image path and file name Shows/hides thumbnail display area Switches to main window (p.105) Shows/hides grid*4 Enlargement ratio of displayed image Image rotation (90 degree units) Switches between displayed images - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 114
List of Convert/Save One Image Window Functions (p.38) Types of image Type of image Exif-JPEG Exif-TIFF 8bit TIFF 16bit Exif-Tiff 8bit+Exif-JPEG TIFF 16bit+Exif-JPEG Extension .JPG .TIF .TIF .TIF/.JPG .TIF/.JPG File name Resolution*1 Embeds of ICC profiles*2 (p.119) Size changing*4 Save - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 115
List of Trimming Window Functions (p.35, p.94) Cancels all the trimming (aspect ratio) information Introduction Full screen display/returns to normal screen Reverts to the condition when the image was shot Ratio of trimming range (you can also enter numerical values if you have selected [Custom - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 116
List of Lens Aberration Correction Window Functions (p.61) Introduction Enlargement display position (Navigator display) * The area you clicked on the image (Enlargement display position) is displayed at 200%. Contents at a Glance Enlargement display section* 1Basic Operation Reverts to the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 117
List of Copy Stamp Window Functions (p.63 to p.67, p.96 to p.100) Introduction Full screen display/returns to normal screen Applies Dust Delete Data (p.63, p.96) Types of dust to be erased (p.65, p.98) Specifies the copy source (p.67, p.100) Fixes the copy source position (p.67, p.100) Types of - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 118
List of Convert/Save Multiple Images Window (Batch Processing) Functions (p.82) Introduction File names of images to be batch saved Embeds ICC profiles*2 (p.119) Resolution*1 Size changing*4 Save destination Types of image Type of image Exif-JPEG Exif-TIFF 8bit TIFF 16bit Exif-Tiff 8bit+Exif- - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 119
List of Rename Window Functions (p.84) Order in which images are sorted Check mark to apply the same name to RAW images and JPEG images recorded simultaneously Check mark to copy the images Click the [Browse] button and set the save destination Introduction Sets the new file name Contents at a - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 120
Glossary RAW image EOS DIGITAL camera RAW images are recorded in an uncompressed 14bit or 12bit format. Because RAW images are special images in an undeveloped status, you need software with development processing functions such as DPP in order to view them. The advantage of the undeveloped RAW - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 121
Color space A color space is the reproducible color range (color gamut characteristics). DPP supports the following five kinds of color space. sRGB : Standard color space for Windows. Widely used for the standard color space of monitors, digital cameras, and - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 122
28 Tool Palette 109, 110 White Balance 25 Adjustment Contents (Recipe 79, 119 Adobe RGB 120 Apple RGB 120 Arrange Images 18, 19 Auto Lighting Optimizer 56 Automatic Adjustment (Tone Curve Assist 30, 87 Automatic Dust Erasure Processing 63, 64, 96, 97 B Batch Apply White Balance to Images - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 123
Dust Delete Data 63, 64, 96, 97 Dust Erasure Processing Automatic Dust Erasure Processing 63, 96 Image Correction (Copy Stamp Function 67, 100 Manual Dust Erasure (Repair Function 65, 98 Dynamic Range 53, 92 E Edit Image Window 31, 112 Edit Window 11, 108 Editing A..d..j.u..s1ti2n1g Enlarged - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 124
Loading and Pasting (Applying) Recipes 80 Luminance Noise Reduction (JPEG, TIFF Images 93 Luminance Noise Reduction (RAW Images 57 M Main Window 10, 105 Manual Dust Erasure (Repair Function 65, 98 Monochrome 28 Filter Effect 28 Toning Effect 28 Move or Copy Folders 46 Move or Copy Images - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 125
Canon Printer 70 Printing with a Large-Format Canon Printer 71 Printing with a Printer other than the Canon Printers 44 Printing with Canon Using Easy-PhotoPrint 76, 77 Repair (Manual Dust Erasure 65, 98 RGB Tool Palette 120 Starting up DPP 6 Supported Images 3 Synchronization (Edit Window - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Windows Instruction Manual (EO - Page 126
from the actual software. O The content of this Instruction Manual has been reviewed thoroughly. However, if you should notice any errors or omissions, please contact a Canon Service Center. O Please note that irrespective of the above-mentioned, Canon does not take responsibility for the outcome of
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